Gorati Venkanna presented Kaloji Award in TS

Balladeer Gorati Venkanna, who penned some memorable ballads depicting the ill-effects of liberalization policies, was presented Kaloji Award today by the Telangana government, which celebrates their language day after the legendary people’s poet Kaloji Narayana Rao.

Deputy chief minister of Telangana state, Mr K Srihari, speaker of the Assembly Mr Madhusudana Chary, several ministers and MLAs were present on the occasion.

Mr Venkanna has narrated in folk style the life and agony of Telangana villages and the uprooting of traditional livelihood means in the aftermath of economic policies- which started in early 90s.

Expressing gratitude for selecting him for the coveted award, Mr Venkanna has lauded the KCR-led government’s efforts to provide succour to the depressed and down-trodden.